What is fragmentation? What effect does fragmentation have on a hard disk drive?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer:
Fragmentation is a situation in which data for the same file is contained in noncontiguous clusters on the HDD.
Fragmentation can degrade the performance of a HDD, causing the read/write heads to have to traverse the platters to locate the data.

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Trafficking of humans is a recent phenomenon, and worldwide awareness and criminal measures are having what effect on it?

A) The problem is escalating and spreading. B) There has been little to no effect. C) Human trafficking activity is decreasing. D) More laws to combat trafficking.

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Questions that encourage respondents to answer in a particular way are known as:

a. unfair b. biased c. double-barreled d. vague

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Miranda warnings are not required when a suspect is questioned by an undercover police officer posing as a cellmate

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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